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Federal Environment Commissioner’s Fall Report paints grim picture of state of biodiversity in Canada
Media Release | Wednesday, 06 Nov 2013OTTAWA – Environmental conservation in Canada has reached a new low, according to a report from the office of the federal Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development released...
Green Party extends holiday greetings for Hindu festival of Diwali
Media Release | Sunday, 03 Nov 2013On the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, The Green Party of Canada today recognizes the many contributions of Canada’s Hindu and Jain communities to our country’s vibrant cultural...
Green Party to Minister of Environment: Heed federal panel’s warnings on controversial BC gold-copper mine
Media Release | Friday, 01 Nov 2013OTTAWA: Following Thursday’s release of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s Report of the Federal Review Panel: New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project, the Green Party of Canada is...
Green Party calls on Foreign Affairs Minister to push for release of Canadian Greenpeace activists imprisoned in Russia
Media Release | Friday, 01 Nov 2013OTTAWA: Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich – Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada has called on Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird to push for the release of two Canadian citizens...
BC salmon facing bleak future on first anniversary of Cohen Commission Report
Media Release | Thursday, 31 Oct 2013Today marks one year since the release of the final report of the Cohen Commission into the alarming decline of Fraser River Sockeye populations, and despite the report’s strong recommendations, the...
Curtain falls on rights of individual Members of Parliament
Media Release | Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013Multiple Parliamentary Committees have now passed the Conservative motion to shut down the rights of individual Members of Parliament. For Members falling outside of the Conservative, NDP, or Liberal...
Members of Parliament stand up for their rights
Media Release | Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013OTTAWA – Members of Parliament of all political stripes are standing together to defend their rights. Green Party MP and Leader Elizabeth May, and Independent Members of Parliament Bruce Hyer, Brent...
Omar: An Abuse of Human Rights and International Law
Media Release | Monday, 28 Oct 2013Last Friday, Omar Khadr, a former child soldier, was denied a request to be moved to a provincial prison to serve out the remainder of his highly questionable sentence. “It is sadly evident that even...
Canada falls dangerously short on emissions targets
Media Release | Friday, 25 Oct 2013Environment Canada’s latest report on emissions trends clearly shows that Canada is far behind schedule on its international commitments to meet emission targets. In signing the Copenhagen Accord in...
The Green Party of Canada presents a new candidate in the riding of Bourassa
Media Release | Thursday, 24 Oct 2013MONTREAL -- On October 22, Danny Polifroni was acclaimed as the nominated candidate by the Green Party of Canada to replace Georges Laraque in the next by-election that will occur November 25 in the...